Monday, January 4, 2010
60,000 Chickens Killed In Fire
On January 4, 2002 at 12:30 a.m. firefighters were sent to Eggs Newburg, 301Three Square Hollow Road for a building fire. A short in an exhaust fan motor sparked a fire that destroyed a 400-foot long building killing 60,000 chickens. Firefighters were able to save an identical building located beside it. Over 50 firefighters from eight companies battled the blaze for over six hours. Damages were estimated in excess of $1 million dollars. The Newburg, Upper Frankford, Newville, Pleasant Hall, Empire Hook and Ladder, Vigilant Hose, Cumberland Valley Hose and West End Fire and Rescue companies operated at the scene. Firefighters were called back numerous times to extinguish small rekindles.
3 comments:
No comments can be made anonymous, you need not sign in but you must sign a name or they will be deleted. This is just to seperate fact from fiction and keep it from being anything like whacker fest pa fire.
I am sorry to add the word verification but recently 88 of my post were spammed in one night. I do not have the time to correct that many post again, so this will eliminate the bullshit.
I remember this night, Very Cold. As soon as I got in my car at my parents I could easily see the large glow from Ship. Cressler
ReplyDeleteI remember that night well, that is the only time I ever heard Chief Hoover get loud on the radio as long as he has been Chief,,
ReplyDeleteI remember this one. I was the officer on the Truck and we could see the lovely glow from the Truck House. This is the night that Randy O' Donnell and myself fit through a 2ft X 4 ft door at the same time when a steam line ruptered in the exposure barn. Long cold night and some smart alick started an egg fight.
ReplyDeleteLil Dale Myers